Stress 1, Mel Gibson 0

Stress won! OMG, do you think Mel lost it or what? Judging by the above video footage (click on link) it appears so…

Here’s an example of what can happen when stress is allowed to build up…it was the last straw for him.

Have you ever blown your top? I have! It’s been a while though, because I paid attention to my body’s cues that stress was getting to dangerously high levels (just go have lab work done!) I think Mel skipped this part. Have you?

Besides predisposing us to inappropriate behavioral outbursts such as the latest by MG, stress predisposes us to many health issues such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and even speeds the progression of HIV/AIDS.Exactly how stress causes and contributes to disease is a question of particular interest to researchers.

There are two likely pathways:

One is behavioral — people under stress sleep poorly and are less likely to exercise; they adopt poor eating habits, smoke more and don’t comply with medical treatment.

Stress also triggers a response by the body’s endocrine systems, which release hormones that influence multiple other biological systems, including the immune system. Effects of stress on regulation of immune and inflammatory processes have the potential to influence depression, infectious, autoimmune, and coronary artery disease, and at least some (e.g., viral) cancers.

Stress increases your risk of developing disease but does not mean that just because you are exposed to stressful events you are going to get sick. I’m just pointing out that it behooves us to manage stress before it manages us!

And, of course, one of the most powerful ways to deal with stress and anxiety is by neurofeedback training! Check out my newly remodeled website… I put stress at the top of the home page because it is SO PREVALENT and SO CONNECTED to other health issues!

More on Neurofeedback

BCIA: bcia.org
The Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA), formerly the Biofeedback Institute of America, was created in 1981 with the primary mission to certify individuals who meet education and training standards in biofeedback and p

Neurofeedback Research

For many, Neurofeedback has only recently been "discovered" but it has been around for decades. Over the course of years, literally thousands of research studies have been done that have proven Neurofeedback's power in addressing a variety of disorders ranging from epilepsy to autism to migraines to ADD/ADHD.

For an overview of articles, journals and published papers in this field, visit EEG Info's Research page at eeginfo.com/research